"Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled" (Luke 14:23).

What We Provide

  • Biblical literature
  • Pastors’ conferences and seminars
  • Church conferences and seminars​

Country Profile

Population: 1,972,126​
Languages: Slovenian (official) 91.1%, Serbo-Croatian 4.5%, other or unspecified 4.4%, Italian ( only in municipalities where Italian national communities reside), Hungarian (only in municipalities where Hungarian national communities reside) 
Religions: Catholic 57.8%, Muslim 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3%, other Christian 0.9%, unaffiliated 3.5%, other or unspecified 23%, none 10.1% (2002 census)​
The Slovene lands were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the latter's dissolution at the end of World War I. In 1918, the Slovenes joined the Serbs and Croats in forming a new multinational state, which was named Yugoslavia in 1929. After World War II, Slovenia became a republic of the renewed Yugoslavia, which though communist, distanced itself from Moscow's rule. Dissatisfied with the exercise of power by the majority Serbs, the Slovenes succeeded in establishing their independence in 1991 after a short 10-day war. Historical ties to Western Europe, a strong economy, and a stable democracy have assisted in Slovenia's transformation to a modern state. Slovenia acceded to both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004; it joined the euro zone and the Schengen zone in 2007.​

                                                                                                                      Sources: CIA’s The World Factbook, The Joshua Project, U.S. Department of State

Branch Lead

Joe Kelley
Joe Kelley is a career missionary with the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention serving with his wife Kim in Slovenia. They have been international missionaries since 1997. Before that, Joe served two SBC churches in various pastoral roles. His MDiv is from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft.Worth, TX. He is also the Slovenian representative and site manager for Got Questions.org.